Chishang (Taitung)
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Chishang 池上 鄉 |
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.svg) Location of Chishangs in Taitung County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Taitung | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 7 ' N , 121 ° 13' E | ||
| Area : | 82.6854 km² | ||
| Residents : | 8,213 (March 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 99 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 89 | ||
| Postal code : | 958 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-TTT | ||
| Community type : | Rural community (鄉, Xiāng ) | ||
| Structure : | 10 villages (村, Cūn ) | ||
| Mayor : | Zhang Yaocheng (張 堯 城) | ||
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Chishang or Chihshang ( Chinese 池上鄉 , Tongyong Pinyin Chihshang Siang ) is a rural community in Taitung County on Taiwan ( Republic of China ).
Location, geography and climate
Chishang is located in the southern section of the Huatung Valley , an elongated valley parallel to the east coast of Taiwan, which is bounded by the Haian Mountains to the east and the Central Mountains to the west . The maximum north-south extension of Chishang is about 13 kilometers, the east-west extension varies between 4 and 8 kilometers. The river Beinan forms the western border of the municipality . The neighboring communities are Fuli in the neighboring district of Hualien to the north , Donghe in the east, Guanshan in the south and Haiduan in the west. The climate is warm, rainy and shaped by the monsoons .
| Outline of Chishang |
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Dabu
大埔 村 Fuwen
福 文 村 Qingfeng
慶 豐 村 a
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Xinxing
新興 村 Dapo
大 坡村 Jinyuan
錦園 村 Wanan
萬 安 村 Fuxing
富 興村 Zhengxing
振興 村 a: part of Dabu (大埔 村)
b: Fuyuan (福 原 村)
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Administrative division
Chishang is divided into 10 villages: Dabu (大埔 村), Fuwen (福 文 村), Qingfeng (慶豐 村), Fuyuan (福 原 村), Xinxing (新興 村), Dapo (大 坡村), Jinyuan (錦園村), Wanan (萬 安 村), Fuxing (富 興村) and Zhengxing (振興 村).
population
With around 8,200 inhabitants and a population density of around 100 inhabitants per km², the community of Chishang is one of the more densely populated rural communities in Taitung County. At the end of 2017, there were 2,187 indigenous people , mostly Americans . The languages spoken at home in Chishang according to the 2010 census were the following (multiple answers possible, persons over 5 years): Mandarin 84.2%, Taiwanese 74.2%, Hakka 28.7%, Formosa languages 16.9%, Others 7.1%.
traffic
In the northern section, provincial road 9 runs through Chishang in the valley floor. Highway 197 runs along the east side of the Beinan River valley. The Taitung Line ( 花 東線 ) of the Taiwanese Railway runs parallel to Provincial Road 9 in longer sections.
Attractions
The Dapo pond ( Chinese 大 坡 池 , Pinyin Dàpō Chí ) is a body of water in Chishang, which in earlier times was of greater importance for fish farming and fishing. It is the largest inland body of water in the Huatung Valley. Beginning in the 1950s, the pond was threatened by increasing drainage and peripheral development. For several decades, the municipal administration has endeavored to develop and upgrade the small body of water, which is situated in charming surroundings, into a destination for near-natural tourism.
The pastureland leisure farm in Chishang ( Chinese 池上 牧野 渡假 村 , English Pastoral Farm Resort ) was established on the site of a former sugar cane plantation . The local sugar factory was shut down in 1986. Since then, cattle have been raised on the site. The prairie- like scenery with corresponding tents has led to the name "Little Mongolia".
The silkworm farm ( Chinese 蠶桑 休閒 農場 , English Silkworm Recreation Farm ) in the village of Wanan ( 萬 安 村 ) is located on the site of a former silkworm farm. Here an insight into the technology of sericulture can be taken.
Rapeseed field in Chishang
Dapo pond
Chishang Community Office
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Chihshang Township tourist information. Chishang Congregation website, accessed May 3, 2018 .
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 5, 2018 (Chinese / English).
- ↑ Chishang Pastoral Farm Resor. eng.taiwan.net, accessed on May 9, 2018 .
